After playing only 55 minutes in Texas Tech’s first six games, Kerwin Walton played 28 on Wednesday night and took full advantage with the best shooting night of his career.
Donarski shoots down pesky UNCG, as Heels win ahead of facing UConn
CHAPEL HILL — No matter who you’re playing, you must keep your foot on the accelerator, a lesson UNCG delivered to No. 24 North Carolina on Wednesday night. The Spartans went from 16 down in the first quarter to trailing short-handed UNC by two at halftime, and they chopped a 15-point third-quarter deficit to five.
Heels falter down stretch against No. 5 UConn
NEW YORK — A pair of teams with the potential to win the national championship put on a March-type battle in a special atmosphere similar to an NCAA tournament game.
Gakdeng showing she’ll be a huge force inside for UNC women
With every game, junior transfer Maria Gakdeng has a more significant impact for No. 24 North Carolina with her size, inside moves, defense and clutch free-throw shooting.
Carolina shifts into overdrive with faster tempo, creating quick points
CHAPEL HILL — No. 9 North Carolina gave Florida State a taste of what it’s like to be forced into a fast tempo, and opponents might be in for a steady diet of that the rest of the season as the transition points pile up.
Love’s Arizona team new No. 1; Heels in top 10 in AP men’s Top 25
Caleb Love’s unbeaten Arizona team ascended to No. 1, and North Carolina jumped eight slots to No. 9 in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. UNC, which had the biggest jump from last week’s poll, is in the top 10 for the first time since it was No. 1 in last season’s first three polls.
UNC holds position in AP Top 25 women’s poll after giving No. 1 Gamecocks a scare
North Carolina held the No. 24 spot in the AP Top 25 women’s poll Monday after giving top-ranked South Carolina a scare. The Tar Heels (5–3) lost 65–58 Thursday in the ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge to the unbeaten Gamecocks (7–0), who won at Duke 77–61 on Sunday.
First NET rankings show December Quad 1 games big for UNC men with few Q1 ACC chances
The first NET rankings of the season that came out on Monday showed that it will be important for North Carolina’s men to take advantage of three more Quad 1 non-conference opportunities this month since those chances won’t come often in ACC play.
Video breakdown: How UNC’s defense stifled the No. 1 women’s team in the country
UNC gave top-ranked South Carolina a scare, and a big reason is that the Tar Heels held 6–7 center Kamilla Cardoso to six points. How did Carolina, led by Maria Gakdeng, do it?
Garcia scores 28 of career-high 36 in second half but can’t rally Gophers in Big Ten opener
Dawson Garcia had the best game of his career Sunday and led a second-half rally at Ohio State in Minnesota’s Big Ten opener, but the Gophers lost 84–74.
Garcia scored 28 of his career-high 36 points in the second half, adding 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, as the Gophers (5–3, 0–1 Big Ten) cut a 22-point deficit to six.